Brazilian Porcupine vs Duiquero de Jentink

Coendou prehensilis compared with Cephalophus jentinki

Key Differences

• Brazilian Porcupine is Least Concern while Duiquero de Jentink is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brazilian Porcupine	Duiquero de Jentink
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Artiodactyla (artiodáctilos)
Family	Erethizontidae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Coendou	Cephalophus
Species	Coendou prehensilis	Cephalophus jentinki

Evolutionary Relationship

Brazilian Porcupine and Duiquero de Jentink share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Brazilian Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Duiquero de Jentink

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brazilian Porcupine	Duiquero de Jentink
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brazilian Porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Duiquero de Jentink

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brazilian Porcupine

The Brazilian Porcupine (Coendou prehensilis) is a species in the genus Coendou. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.